Richard Jepsen Dethlefsen
Richard Jepsen Dethlefsen (born August 24, 1864 in Greenland near Ekensund, North Schleswig , today Sønderborg Kommune ; † March 24, 1944 in Heinrichswalde , East Prussia ) was a German architect , Prussian building officer and monument curator .
Life
As a student of Conrad Wilhelm Hase , Dethlefsen studied architecture from 1885 to 1890 at the Technical University of Hanover . He started a civil service career and worked as a government building supervisor ( trainee lawyer ) (1889) and as a government builder ( assessor ) (1893) in the Prussian building administration. In 1894/1895 he worked for the district government in Schleswig . In 1901 he was entrusted with the restoration of the Königsberg Cathedral as chief building officer and master builder . From 1902 to 1936 he was Provincial Conservator of the Province of East Prussia .
He devoted himself to little-noticed farm and town houses and larger noble houses. In 1912 he suggested the Königsberg open-air museum. He also managed it after it was moved to the Hexenberg north of Hohenstein in 1938.
Buildings and designs
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- 1897: Restoration of the St. Nicolai Church in Mölln
- 1899: Restoration of the St. Hyacinth Church in Stolp (Pomerania)
- Restoration of the Johanniterkirche in Zielenzig ( Neumark )
- 1901–1907: Restoration of the Königsberg Cathedral
- 1902–1906: Bismarck tower on the Galtgarben
- 1907–1909: Egernsund Kirke near Gråsten on Broager
- from 1914: Participation in the design of cemeteries and war memorials
- some schools in Königsberg and the surrounding area
Awards
- Honorary doctorate (as Dr. phil. Hc) from the Albertus University of Königsberg
- Honorary professor at the Albertus University
- Member of the Prussian Academy of Civil Engineering
literature
- Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon. Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Jepsen Dethlefsen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Dethlefsen in the Architects and Artists database with direct reference to Conrad Wilhelm Hase (1818–1902) , last accessed on July 23, 2015
- Entry on Dethlefsen in the historical register of architects archthek , last accessed on July 23, 2015
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dethlefsen, Richard Jepsen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, Prussian building officer and preservationist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1864 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Greenland near Ekensund, North Schleswig |
DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1944 |
Place of death | Heinrichswalde |